A man has been charged after allegedly threatening hospital staff with a blood-filled syringe at a Hunter hospital yesterday.
About 4.30pm, a 32-year-old man was transferred to Maitland Hospital for medical treatment.
Police say the man later became aggressive towards staff and was directed to leave by security.
He was removed but re-entered a short time later and allegedly threatened security staff and a nurse with a blood-filled syringe.
He then dropped it – but witnesses say he continued to threaten staff before police arrived.
Following a short struggle, the man was arrested and taken to Maitland Police Station.
He continued to resist arrest and allegedly became abusive towards police.
He was charged with nine offences, including:
Behave in offensive manner in/near public place/school
Armed with intent to commit indictable offence (x3)
Stalk/intimidate intend fear physical etc harm (x4)
Resist officer in execution of duty
He was refused bail to appear at Maitland Local Court today.
